Pluralism
Netanyahu’s coalition threatens Jewish unity with law banning pluralistic Kotel prayers - opinion
Under the bill, anyone who publicly leads or engages in prayer contrary to the Rabbinate’s directive would face up to seven years in jail.
Senior Conservative rabbi Andrew (Andy) Sacks dies at 66
Women of the Wall's Anat Hoffman, wired to fight for pluralism
Pardes remains committed to learning despite Israeli political strife - opinion
The Honey Foundation is supporting religious pluralism in Israel
While the ultra-Orthodox receive the vast majority of public funding, only 10% of Israelis are ultra-Orthodox.
Landmark Jewish boarding high school closes due to financial issues
The American Hebrew Academy, a Jewish pluralistic boarding school in Greensboro, North Carolina, has closed effective immediately due to financial issues.
Pittsburgh Federation head to Netanyahu: Make Israel pluralistic
Finkelstein “urged” the PM to make this issue a priority, “along with completing the work on the Kotel you had committed to, making an egalitarian prayer space with a unified entrance a reality.”
Access to egalitarian prayer section still closed after six months
Director of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel Dr. Yizhar Hess said in response that it would be “unthinkable” to close the central Western Wall plaza for so long.
Think tank: Israel must fix U.S. Jewry relations or risk nat’l security
The report says it is the first time Israel’s relationship with Diaspora Jews generally, and American Jews specifically, has been comprehensively reviewed through the lens of national security.
U.S. Jews feel more positively towards Israel despite religious pluralism rift
A survey found that 81 percent of American Jews feel same or more positively towards Israel over last 5-10 years, and that 65 percent are largely unaware of controversies over religious pluralism.
A pluralist approach
If Israel truly is a Jewish democracy, it should honor and respect not only the haredi minority, but also the growing non-Orthodox minority who identify with progressive Judaism.
Jerusalem municipal coalition loses its last pluralistic party
This move comes in light of the ongoing rift between the pluralist party and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat over Barkat’s proposed master- neighborhoods plan.
